Interview with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem about how to deal with Failure

I really liked this interview about failure and how to deal with it. It's no longer online at it's original source, so I uploaded it here so that others could enjoy it.

[@Bedhead142]

The algorithm is giving me more support than the homies 😪

[@kor9]

Gianni Carlotta lmfaoo I feel this

[@Mr3344555]

Theyre not homies if they won't even support you. Don't destroy yourself because you're trying and others around you aren't. It ruined me, do everything you can to be around those who are like minded like you. Stay up and keep going!

[@Bedhead142]

Mr3344555 thank you! That’s actually something I needed to hear

[@Mr3344555]

@@Bedhead142 you're all good Gianni, you're the light in a lot of people's lives their just so deep in their holes they don't see the goodness you offer. Shrugg it off, because this is all a temporary test, and you're passing it :)

[@semares1]

Best comment thread ever. This.

[@redpugie6235]

Mental that someone who's made 4 massively critically acclaimed and some of the greatest songs of all time was just kinda, there for a while. What a guy.

[@MichaelJimenez416]

RedPugie yeah, it's actually wild. There are actually a lot of celebrities who got things going late in their life. George Clooney was a carpenter at the age of 30. Most certainly, being a carpenter is a fine career, and you can actually make a great deal of money doing it. But fuck, to imagine that such a huge star was just kind of doing normal shit until he was 30!

[@zym6687]

@@MichaelJimenez416 Yeah he just realized he was attractive and didnt stumble over his words WHAT TALENT!

[@archivehans]

@@zym6687 actors are artists

[@remotefaith]

tank butt ...maybe 1/100

[@acidfilth2007]

@@MichaelJimenez416 not a batman for sure but he's done great with everything else.

[@gamesworkshopdude]

I first saw this 8 years ago when I was living with my Mum, working a shitty job. I would watch this repeatedly for inspiration and it really had a huge impact on my life. 8 years later I've achieved success as a music video/commercial director, I came back thinking I now knew it all, but it's again inspired my in a completely new way. Big up James Murphy!

[@ok6866]

That’s beautiful! I wish you luck with your future endeavours

[@charleslangsdon1154]

Good on ya!

[@jacaanthony]

Damn. Lcd really influenced people with emotion inspiration and hardships. Life is incredible

[@R_A120]

Thats so awesome!

[@DantoBossFace]

hell ya!

[@6BURG9]

I can change, I can change

[@donalddonaldolove1321]

Darth Bobo this is why I fell in love

[@ejancis]

Did you do it?

[@6BURG9]

@@ejancis No

[@ejancis]

@@6BURG9 You still want to?

[@WiloPolis03]

What did it cost?

[@IndependentVictor]

This guy is real. Change comes slowly and unexpectedly. One day it's done and you don't even know why. All this bullshit epiphany stories all these famous people tell , like "At that moment I knew something in me changed and I realised...". Yeah, bullshit. This is real life and it sucks sometimes. This ain't a movie. We all feel like we expected something different from life, every single one of us.

[@tomwilliams8591]

Well, as much as I agree with your sentiment, James did kinda mention his own realization moment in this interview at 2:48. Yes change is gradual, but I don't think all of those so-called 'epiphany stories' are necessarily bullshit. Sometimes a switch can suddenly go off in your head, and while that might not mean everything instantly changes, it can mark an unexpected beginning to a new part of your journey.

[@GVilleAnarcho]

Change comes slowly and unexpectedly. But also fast and unexpectedly. And those moments of epiphanies exist and can make a real difference in life. We all expected something different from life, but sometimes you get an idea to do something with what you got. And if you haven't had one of those moments, I bet you will.

[@TheNimasan]

words my man!

[@chrisn870]

It took me years of therapy and stagnation to realize that I might as well just follow my dreams. There was an episode of House where the protagonist takes methadone (he has a Vicodin addiction) and starts shaving and cleaning and being a kinder, gentler person and stuff. It's kind of like that for me-- Maybe I'll never fulfill my dream of becoming a professional musician, but trying to get into a conservatory provides me with purpose and I'm overall just a better person for it.

[@PessimisticPete]

i don't think there's a celebrity that i identify with more than him.

[@JoshFoli]

+Ben Iuro We're all afraid of failure. We just gotta get up and do

[@zxcvbnm6669]

Ben Iuro ...i agree

[@zxcvbnm6669]

i feel the same

[@widodomohammad8816]

this is important

[@abelkeinz7028]

He and also Trent Reznor.

[@Dutchyman]

Whenever you feel depressed... Just start a record company.

[@alexkoch7521]

Joris van Dijk Hahahahahahah

[@veryveryold]

literally me

[@scafe232]

bitch you can make a website and incorporate yourself for like $200

[@scafe232]

Not my fault ur a FAILURE

[@scafe232]

Update: 22 and started my own record company

[@HansArteagaRomero]

"I didn't take responsibility that much, i kinda of just wondered 'why my life wasn't better 'n stuff like that'. I was lazy, but "lazy" never felt right when I heard that, when I say that to myself I'm sayin': 'I wasn't lazy, I was really afraid, I was really afraid of failing'. All my life I've been precautious and y'know, 'I was supposed to be smart', 'I was supposed to be creative'... Hearing those things makes you scared, that you're gonna do something stupid, or do something uninteresting, and no one will see you as 'smart' or 'creative' anymore. I've never ever been given any credit for being hard-working or being, y'know...diligent. So all my credits were based in these attributes that I had no control of. So I kinda of just realized that I was being afraid of doing nothing or lookin' bad that I didn't do anything. That I just did nothing. And that I can claim some sort of safety in doing Nothing." fuck, thank you james. i think i'm going to create a poster and show it on the lcd show in a few months at colombia. this thing changed my life

[@jauxro]

More and more people these days are realizing they had this exact mindset growing up and all of them crashed as they got older, myself included. I'm just glad we're finding the words for it so we can address it head on.

[@Hexspa]

*Precocious

[@bbbmw]

Exactly perfectly exactly.

[@michaelmadden3016]

the exact bit you quoted was exactly the bit i had to hear to motivate me, james murphy is a legend

[@S7EVE_P]

A rare interview where the Interviewee actually gets to speak for longer than the interviewer. Really inspiring stuff.

[@klarkolofsson]

@Daniel Lah A swedish guy who has covered music for many years now. This was on swedish state owned TV.

[@karlabrandao4799]

Wow, he really described my entire life in the first minutes of this. I was already the youngest on everything until I was 16. The youngest in class, the youngest in bands, dance classes, study groups. And out of nowhere I just lost interest in everything. Here I am now, about to turn 24, nowhere near graduating college, no steady job, depending on my mother. I feel bad for all the potential I had but I feel paralyzed, scared to make a change. It's a relief to hear someone else went through this same shit and made through. I don't think I want to be as successful as James Murphy. I just want to be okay. Satisfied with my life. (that part about being bitter about popular things? totally me until like 2 years ago)

[@asior34]

and hows it going now?

[@JAdino]

How is it going now?

[@chrisnevins2]

Almost forgot to watch this today.

[@ISuckOffCops]

vagabond vigilante you still watching dude?

[@misserpr]

@@ISuckOffCops I am

[@ISuckOffCops]

@@misserpr nice

[@stoytashaan]

Very cool. Very human. Admitting to envy, lethargy and all around sense of despair that stifles almost anyone at some point in their life. I just got a tremendous amount of hope from this interview.

[@jwadsworth8]

i watch this every week

[@whitesharkies]

John W I relate

[@Th0rNe]

so, it doesn't help?

[@Sh0n0]

why

[@arsenymun2028]

Better do something, dude)

[@danielcropp8553]

7:40 "It was the first time I made music where I wasn't trying to be another thing that I thought I was supposed to be. I was just trying to be as much myself as I possibly could." Amen.

[@davidadams2395]

Take heed while you're young enough, because he's speaking my, and many of our, story; however, I lived in that fear for much longer. Now I'm 47 and just beginning to find my edge.

[@desiolle2874]

@@kg356 ....until they aren't

[@nickpetrillo]

So where do I start?

[@desiolle2874]

@@nickpetrillo how does a mouse eat an elephant?

[@jauxro]

It's like they say: The best time to realize you must change is 20 years ago - the second best time is today.

[@BobBell.]

t s ó l a r i a damn 👍

[@YREHCorp]

It's not an interview, it's a monologue! It's great!

[@chandral.1012]

Hery Ratsimihah It always is with James Murphy....he likes to hear himself.....spends the other 50% in his own head.

[@GnomeChomsky9999]

Great interviewer! It just barely nudges him with mumbles..

[@TheHalfishExperience]

Never take this video down, it's the most encouraging and beautiful interview I've seen, I love it very much.

[@mastersoftoday]

holy shit man James Murphy helped me out so much in life

[@busstopratbag]

+mastersoftoday same

[@dagnut]

Same here.. He went garuntor on my mortage

[@stonezone9689]

Wow as a 25 year old now, this speaks so much to me, not a musician like James but there are a lot of things I hold back from because a fear of failure not because I’m lazy like so many seem to think. It’s time for me to get my act together in a lot of ways and give myself a shot at happiness.

[@titicaca.]

Well, you wont know if you fail if you dont try!

[@johncrow5552]

the only time you fail, is if you don't try. If you try and "fail"....you are one step closer to success.

[@rabbitfishtv]

So right on. But I was in my late 40s when I started writing fiction seriously, after decades of fear of failure and not trusting my instincts. And only now, at 55 does it seem possible this career is going to work out. I’m writing the weird stories I need to write and they’re connecting with people. And I’m suddenly hardworking and effective, as James discovered.

[@IndependentVictor]

rabbitfishtv May I read something of yours please?

[@rabbitfishtv]

Sure, Chachi. You can find links to much of my work, including excerpts for each piece at jmarshallfreeman.com

[@ManateeMentality]

2:10 - 3:08 is an incredibly important conclusion to come to. The earlier you can realize this, the better.

[@bernlin2000]

The ultimate late bloomer: LCD soundsystem is an absolute phenomenon. Great insight here....and he's right. We don't value hard work in our society (look at the minimum wage...basic work will leave your absolutely derelict). We value ego, projection...materialism. LCD is a beautiful respite from the grind of human shallowness.

[@availdname]

This always makes me feel better.

[@kevindw87]

me too

[@Currrby]

i'm in my office alone at the moment, someone i knew from back home ended their life the other day and it's weirdly affecting me, more than i thought it would. I'm also coming to terms with an eating disorder and general self image issues, struggling to connect with the people around me because i fundamentally don't respect myself. I feel like the algorithm could see this and popped this to the top of my feed to help me out, which is an insane thought but a comforting one

[@sgc2c2]

this is important

[@DuringDark]

palmeater important video playlist?

[@alexwells6876]

Good idea. Any other videos you could recommend?

[@00inthistwilight00]

I really love JM because he doesn't try to act like a rock star or anything. This is one of the most honest interview I've ever seen. It' so refreshing

[@dhruvowns]

I wasn't really doing anything.... so that's why I.... started a record company.

[@WeepyProphet]

yeah, that was an interesting jump.

[@hipperson7139]

Dhruv Vishwakarma doing nothing to doing what you want

[@dhruvowns]

Doing nothing might be the only way to doing what you want

[@JonKovach]

I thought the same thing. He says this so nonchalantly I wanna know more about this phase of the process because that takes an insane amount of money and equipment.

[@RoryNatkiel]

Starting a label doesn't take an insane amount of money or equipment. About 15 years ago lots of distribution companies would pay for the manufacturing of the vinyl. So the start up costs were quite slow.

[@roundchaos]

This video has been one of the most important catalysts for change in my life.

[@dls182]

As with mostly everyone here, I really needed this. He just articulated everything I've struggled with for the last 10 years in a more concise fashion than I ever would have.

[@jjvs9]

this interview is carved into my brain

[@deathchips926]

right? So true.

[@caiobernspereira]

i go back to this every six or so months

[@gustavo9077]

I had the honor of hanging out with him during a Dj gig in Rio de Janeiro. He was really natural, fun and charismatic ; he makes you feel good just to be around him, for real. Exactly like this video. God blesss!!!

[@gustavo9077]

@Compliment Thief true that ! 😂😂😂

[@pipocadebrigadeiro]

meu deus que sonhoooo, james deve ser mt gente boa mesmo

[@echothefreak9396]

I’m not gonna say “omg luckyyy” because James is a normal person, like me. Sure, I’d love to hang out with him, but there are plenty of people like him out there; just not enough. Glad you got to meet him and have that experience

[@benjaminherrera1987]

Knowing he dealt with so much of the insecurities i have feels so reassuring. I’m glad i found this video

[@wendynewmandesigns507]

My son turned me on to your music. Thank you for for being such an inspiration to him. I watched this interview and thought wow, that's Will Newman's (my son) life. I see why he resonates with you. Thank you for your honesty. Love your music. He met you in Nashville (he lives there) and we loved learning about you.

[@HYPERBOWLER]

One sees their behind-the-scenes while only catching glimpses of other’s highlight reels. Keep moving forward.

[@johnstamos7461]

Very nicely put

[@lemonf497]

I am 26 years old right now and needed to see this. I have been dealing with a mental block of not doing the things I need to do for the last few years. I have been afraid of failure, afraid of looking bad, and afraid of not looking smart. I know what I have to do. I will just make it. Stop overthinking and worrying. Just make it. I don't know if I'll succeed but try, fail, learn, try again, iterate

[@aldude999]

I watched his newer interview and he kind of goes into more depth with this experience, and it made all of this make more sense. He talks about how failing allowed him to succeed, and allowed him to no longer be afraid of it. Basically, allow yourself to fail, make music even though you know you will probably fail, then take what you learned from it and you'll make yourself better. Go into your situation knowing that failure is an option, and allowing yourself to be okay with that option, because failure means you gave it a shot, and giving it a shot is better than sitting around and doing nothing. Failure can still give you a gain. You make something that nobody is interested in, well now you know nobody is interested in that, and you learned skills along the way. Failure paves the way to success, so just go fail already, and appreciate the fact that you gave yourself the opportunity to fail!

[@mateuspreis]

newer interview? where?

[@darrenl5250]

this video is so important to me, I will always come back to it. Just lifts you up and makes you laugh. It's comforting to hear these words and that it's never do late to do something great.

[@MrJamesDrew]

I've listened/watch this a bunch lately. Great dialogue with himself. My take away: Once a person drops the prejudices and starts engaging the world on their level the person can start to discover their place in the world and start to doing very big things.

[@JohnBrown-vn2qw]

dropping out of college doesn't make you a failure. be good to people and have some self respect and you will never be a failure. even if you work a mcdonalds it doesn't matter just do the best you can.

[@markdavidofficial4274]

John Brown okay, well, that’s not entirely true. If you can’t even support yourself, that’s not good

[@calilaployploy2827]

What if you don't have self respect?

[@fergie123able]

Guess it depends on what your definition of success is. For James, I think it was a few measures more than being a good person (important as that might be to him), for others it might simply be living a good honest life like you're saying. That's the terrifying beauty of life- it's up to you how you want to define your life and your goals. Never listen to the artificial expectations other people and society thrust upon us. Unless you have kids lol. Then you've gotta provide. Otherwise, it's all up to interpretation

[@MothsInALampshade]

He's saying that decision wasn't true to himself, not that a college dropout is a failure. Years later he would make good on that decision, but at the time he realized he was just dropping out as an escape and an excuse to avoid responsibility for himself.

[@Bielocke]

This resonates so much with me it's not even funny.

[@cheqers_]

Yeah first time I watched it I just cried. Watched it like 4 times in the last few hours ;_;

[@flimflam6652]

Like a hammer to a gong, hard

[@Uvisir]

I'm 27 and I just saw this the other day and it will alter the course of my life. Thank You

[@caitlinlewellen9577]

How's it going? I just turned 27 today and feel exactly the same

[@passthelemon]

same

[@deadvodka]

It's been over three years. How are you doing?

[@thomasallison6413]

same

[@andrewcook9064]

Korridor? This is way too much of a coincidence. I just turned 27. Hope you're well.

[@lugie69]

am i the only person watching this who got that warm feeling in their stomach while watching this, like everythings gonna turn out alright in your life

[@manuelriveros2911]

Me too, bud. Me too.

[@joshuaWEC]

"10% of all groups are alright" hahaha one of my favourite lines.

[@josemarcosguimaraes7717]

I live in the south of Brazil! Porto Alegre! Almost at the end of the world! And I remember the first time I listened to Losing My Edge, 2001, on a obscure website with new electronic and strange and psychedelic music bands that I can't even remember the name of the site anymore and if I could download the MP3 in 128. All I know is that when I heard LCD I freaked out and downloaded it on same hour. I think I spent a year listening straight into my headphones until the cd finally came out! Years later, LCD came to play here in the city at a steakhouse! I don't know if they'll remember! I just know that I really miss new music! There are a lot of good things going around, but the LCD is definitely missing! Cheer's from Porto Alegre. South Brazil!

[@MariCornell]

“I’m not good at my life, I’m just bad at it.”... I felt that on a spiritual level 😂

[@micahtewersofficial]

this video is more inspiring than every single jordan peterson lecture put together

[@micahtewersofficial]

@jackshit33 amen to that.

[@gregbors8364]

Clean your room lol

[@yourdasellsavon9928]

@@gregbors8364I read this in his voice Hahah

[@charliebabbitt3314]

Love his honesty cuz it makes you realize that we are all there (in his spot) at some point but keep plugging away and plugging away and no matter how much doubt, fear, etc you have it doesn't matter because he and many others have done it-- so can we!

[@bradyedge3627]

Anyone else hear him say "Infinite Jest" and get a shock? He read that?! I just finished the book a month ago and it blew me away

[@seandominguez1101]

Dude went to NYU for lit. He was actually offered a job to write for Seinfeld but turned it down. Real smart guy, but as he mentions, you can't get proud of yourself for having attributes you can't control.

[@bradyedge3627]

Interesting. I listened to LCD when I was a sophomore a few years ago, just got back into them. I love that he is so honest in his interviews. He's not afraid of trailing off and seeming normal, saying something that might be seen as boring. I see Wallace's interviews the same way. My favorite part of "Shut Up and Play the Hits," was Murphy talking about David Bowie, and how Bowie and other rockstars are kind of like legends, rock gods. Murphy seemed to try to demolish that image; I can't picture Bowie shaving in the morning or crying after his last show.

[@mhbackman]

@@bradyedge3627 Interesting. Seeing the real person behind the 'idol' is important to realise that these people are human. This video proves that. Also on the topic of David Foster Wallace: reading 'Although of course you end up becoming yourself' by David Lipsky was eyeopening for me-it showed how painfully self-conscious DFW was and how his writing came out of periods of despair. Even after the relase of Infinite Jest he felt subpar. There's a letter he wrote to Don Delillo (his literary idol) asking him for advice. It gives us all hope to see this sort of reality behind immense works like Infinite Jest or LCD Soundsystem's great albums. They're products of flawed humans.

[@chikita88banana]

"I was lazy. But ‘lazy’ never felt right when I heard that, when I said that to myself. ‘Oh, you’re lazy.’ It wasn’t that I was lazy, I was just really afraid. I was really afraid of failing. All my life I had been precocious and I was supposed to be smart and I was supposed to be creative. And I think hearing those things, makes you scared that you’re going to do something stupid or do something uninteresting and no one will see you as smart or creative anymore."

[@hardwick1010]

James Murphy is the man. But what he's saying here is that he wasn't always the man. What he's talking about is perfectionism. Being scared to do something not perfect. "Really afraid of failing". Building the challenges you see off in the future into a bigger and bigger mountain until you're too scared to approach it, to even try to climb it. I never knew this was me until recently. So, guess I'm writing this to clue others in, if you're in the same place. Don't get down, stay up.

[@lucashfaria98]

James Murphy sounds like the most perfect uncle one could possibly have

[@petitnicollas]

"Really afraid of failling and looking bad, that I did nothing" Fuck, I need to change. I'm getting a little better, but I should be doing more.

[@emilyolson7775]

I can't even express how much this helped me. To know that it is ok to fail. That it is important to try again.i was always pretty dubious growing up of this notion.

[@janinebower305]

What a great story of courage and changing from a fixed to a growth mindset.

[@the_other_dude]

Thanks for uploading this. I couldn't express my utmost gratitude as I've stumbled onto this video at the right time in my life. Thank you!

[@piratep]

Coming back for this again. Greetings from 2023.

[@HiddenWulf]

I really needed to hear this. Thank you so much.

[@JefW]

thank you for posting this; it's really excellent to hear him speak for the first time and this really changes my day

[@x0RAI0x]

Cant stop coming back to this video twice a year or something, it's like he is my therapist

[@jackw6259]

I just turned 25 last week and have that feeling of being lost and not knowing where my life’s going. This couldn’t have come at a better time.

[@UnitSe7en]

40 last week. Don't let it take this long.

[@jackw6259]

Turned 26 last week, wanted to check in. In the last year my life improved 10 fold. I got a new job, and then a promotion within 9 months. I work at a company I love, I have made new friends that will remain my friends until I die. Life can change, and life will change - give it time.

[@jarelllevingston7882]

@@jackw6259 congrats.

[@JonatanNoponen]

The real trick to how everything changed for the better is subtle, but it is mentioned: “I went to therapy.”

[@NW23Champ]

How can you not love this man?

[@jainsworr]

I come Back to this interview all the time. Inspires me.

[@dstrigi636]

I find myself coming back to this every few days

[@rentalsnake6542]

Please never delete this video. I love it, I can really empathise with him, it's never too late to stop being complacent and do something with your life.

[@Libri_amore_e_fantasia]

I can totally relate to James, I remember I was 25, nearly 26, I had just found the man of my dreams, I had dropped from University and all of a sudden I asked myself: “What am I going to do with my life?”. A few months later the guy of my dreams left me, so I was in such a miserable state. Luckily I found a job, or I would have gone mad. Thanks to James for sharing.

[@catalistic3395]

Really dug this. Definitely what I needed to hear right now.

[@jimjimmyjames59]

Thank you for your post. Hearing James Murphy say this makes me feel a little better and a little braver.

[@barisdurgun2379]

This video plus the comments is like a mirror we're not feeling afraid to show to ourselves. Making through the end of this video, reflecting on ourselves what James is talking about, sparing some time to just think about tall those times that things weren't ok in our lives are actually more than ok and I'm feeling an unfathomable grace towards both JM and all of you right now.

[@rossikins1]

Weird synchronicity at work. Have just discovered both David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest and LCD SS within a month of each other. Murphy is very engaging indeed in conversation, just like he is with his music, as I've begun to discover.

[@julieyoutu]

Thank you so much for posting this. So current and applies to anyone, anything and everything :) Spot on.

[@hurtecho]

I can't get enough of this interview...thanks a lot for sharing it @thezeronewz .

[@Sound8VisionVibe]

Thanks so much James. Very inspirational!

[@RagsYooTube]

Wonderful, inspiring and honest. Such a gentleman. Saw him and band in action in Dublin last Friday, they're better than ever, one of the best concerts Iv'e attended

[@axaide4210]

it's so crazy how losing my edge almost never came out, and yet it's one of his best songs

[@ericw6923]

Very motivating. The only thing worse than failure is being scared of it. Failure is essential to gaining success. Great interview

[@craigf.9525]

So glad to seen his interview, live shows are top 3 all time.

[@-Datura-]

Really happy that this interview popped up.

[@kinglarryIV]

Thank you for this upload.

[@jooshkim]

More people need to hear this

[@OhMyGDC]

Totally worth watching.

[@mercyholding379]

I'm sure this story is the same for loads of musicians and creatives. I gave up trying to make music happen in my early 20s when my band broke up then last year just thought fuck it and started a solo project and started putting stuff out. There's no rush, just keep moving forward

[@Jason_1985]

I always enjoy down to earth stories of how someone's life went from going nowhere to actually getting somewhere. It's just a shame that I'm a 35 year old drunk earning £20k a year who's never had a promotion and has no ambition left.

[@nove9111]

You can do it bud! James did it you can as well.

[@antytrend]

God, i knew you were alright. “Loosing my edge” Is by far my favorite LCD song

[@emilys.7953]

same. great in every way.

[@RevolvingRobyn]

It's so refreshing to hear someone say "I'm not perfect and amazing but I'm alright."

[@RadekLoquendo]

james murphy biopic when?

[@Maxfilms99]

+RadekLoquendo I was totally thinking about a James Murphy biopic about a month back. I'd love to see that happen.

[@paulasmith7803]

Thanks for putting it up! I really enjoyed it!

[@anythingfortrance]

Please don't ever take this down. One of the best video on youtube

[@aaronlanders9488]

i love this guy even more now

[@epicbenstudios]

This guy speaks to me on a cosmic level.

[@dzihanovicelvedin1767]

This might be my favorite interview ever

[@tmurphy07]

losing my edge is one of those rare songs that gets more true each time you hear it... what a brilliant guy

[@danielaanaya2545]

i love this. thanks for uploading it!

[@bradburkley5811]

26!? I'm 46. I've done everything and nothing. College, bands, chicks, ocean life guard, army medic, combat veteran, cop, plebotomist, food and beverage manager at a Hilton, author, homeless, and biochar engineer. You did what I never did, that makes me feel like I did nothing! Then a life passes by. Be here now but never real.

[@carouselambra7]

he is brilliant. i wish i could hang out with him on a daily (or even weekly) basis and just... soak up his knowledge

[@vernonsmith6965]

Very heart felt and honest oppinion of a great artist

[@TheNimasan]

i met james around 2001 in munich germany. he used to hang up there couple of months and plying music in various clubs with the gomma gang. he is one of the most greatest human being i've ever met. he is great in everything he does!!!! much love and support james from munich germany. james maybe you remeber me nima, you bought 2 nokia 6310 from my shop with german prepaid cards. and i follow your amazing career since than. and that book you are talking about brought many many ppl. to think about their lives. i'm one of them!! RIP foster wallace, where ever you might be, you gone too early my man!!!

[@Aramaru-yk2in]

Damn hearing this rn makes me realize how much I relate to James. I just hope I end up doing something.

[@williamgatesenson]

thanks so much for posting this! very inspiring. dudes got class